Everton are back at Goodison Park and in front of the Sky cameras for a huge match against Arsenal which they, as the expression goes, failed to turn up for.
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Ye footballing gods, this succession of serious injuries isn’t funny. But despite the frustration of an opening-day defeat by the fine margins of a penalty decision, there were elements of this Everton performance that were genuine cause for optimism
Everton lost a season-opening fixture for the first time in a decade and failed to beat Chelsea at Goodison Park for the first time in five seasons as Jorginho’s first-half penalty proved decisive in a scrappy and protracted contest that was marred by a serious injury to Ben Godfrey.